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  • Making Numbers Personal

    How computer science third-year Anjali Mehta is using data science for the greater good.

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  • UVA Engineer Innovates a Liquid Safety Cushioning Technology

    A Breakthrough in Material Design Will Help Football Players, Car Occupants and Hospital Patients

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stomps the Gas So We Can Take Our Hands Off the Wheel

    Madhur Behl, associate professor of computer science and systems and information engineering, is in the spotlight for steering autonomous vehicles to safety.

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  • Retiring Computer Science Professor Leaves an Open Road to the Profession Behind Him

    Jim Cohoon worked for decades to make computer science more inclusive. His efforts, and his playful spirit, welcomed countless students into the fold.

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  • ChemE Team Part of UVA’s 2023 i.Lab Incubator Cohort of Up-and-Coming Ventures

    2023 Ph.D. graduate Chen Cai and his advisor, Gary Koenig, are participating in the Darden School’s i.Lab Incubator to commercialize their new high-density battery technology. at.virginia.edu/IFGCyp

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  • Universities to Train AI to Outmaneuver Cyber Threat

    Computer science’s David Evans is helping to fight AI-enabled cyber threats with AI-enabled countermeasures.

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  • Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship Namesake Dies

    Brenton “Brent” Shaw Halsey, namesake of the Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Chemical Engineering, died May 28, 2023, at age 96.

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  • Looking Back, Moving Forward

    Mary Lou Soffa, who among other things created the computer science major for students in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences, is retiring. Here’s a look at her remarkable career.

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  • UVA Program Focused on Civil and Environmental Engineering for the Future of Our Society

    After a few months as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, we asked Devin Harris what’s ahead for his department and field.

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  • New Fellowship Program Recognizes 15 ‘Rising Star’ Faculty Members

    UVA Engineering faculty members are among those honored for “groundbreaking research” and “commitment to service” to the University.

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  • Fifth Cohort of Gaden, Gainer and Kirwan Fellows Named

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  • NIH Urged to Improve Health Outcomes for People With Disabilities

    Rupa Valdez, an associate professor in the Department of Systems and Information Engineering, is among those calling for bold steps to overcome health disparities faced by people with disabilities.

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